17.耶和華曉諭摩西說:
Then the LORD said to Moses,
18.「你要用銅做洗濯盆和盆座,以便洗濯。要將盆放在會幕和壇的中間,在盆裏盛水。
「Make a bronze basin, with its bronze stand, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
19.亞倫和他的兒子要在這盆裏洗手洗腳。
Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet with water from it.
20.他們進會幕,或是就近壇前供職給耶和華獻火祭的時候,必用水洗濯,免得死亡。
Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD,
21.他們洗手洗腳就免得死亡。這要作亞倫和他後裔世世代代永遠的定例。」
they shall wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.」